shadows of the night ( open )

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A single, estranged female strayed from her home for the first time since birth. The feeling was foreign and uncomfortable to Edrianna; it had always been within Tiayr's borders that she dwelled, and venturing beyond that invisible border was both terrifying and infuriating. The rage that settled in Edrianna's heart was festering and growing with each step outside her home lands. The female was set on making Amar pay with each passing day for bringing her such hurt. She would remain here in Caurus and return to Tiayr regularly. Perhaps she could take out some of the alpha male's pack members. He would not fare well against her if she was the only opponent. In fact, that was the only reason the female did not stand against the alpha male. With so many wolves standing behind him, he could have done whatever he pleased. The female knew in her heart that even if she challenged his rank and authority there, the other wolves would not have respected the rules of alpha challenge. Perhaps if his numbers started to dwindle, she could make her move and reclaim Tiayr. Maybe she could even convince a member of Amar to turn against their ruthless alpha. There was no kindness, no compassion in Kiddo's heart. It would end up being the death of him, and she could feel no sorrow for the brute's impending death. She would do everything in her power to make sure that he rued the day he drove her from her home.

It was only once she grew weary from her intense thinking that Edrianna looked around her. The place in which she found herself was interesting to say the least. The ground was littered with the red buds of spring flowers. It was a sign that life was starting to return to Anikira, and that brought a little hope to the Mackenzie Valley female. Eventually, she would return home to Tiayr and this would all just be water under the bridge. Until then, she would stay in this mediocre, lackluster land and keep herself alive. No wolf could match her hunting prowess, and she would use that to her advantage to exact revenge against the pack. It may have been foolhardy to believe that a single wolf could take down a pack's legacy, but perhaps she could find others who had been wronged by the packs of the continent to aid her in her endeavors. She could not be the only one Amar harmed in their greediness. She surely was not the only loner that called Tiayr home.

Only after patrolling the flowery ground for quite some time did Edrianna get the feeling that she was not completely alone. It was not quite the feeling that someone was watching her, but rather that there was something she should have noticed but did not. Lowering her snout to the earth, she inhaled deeply, her brow furrowing in frustration as she scanned the horizon. What was giving her this strange, nagging sensation? A few more steps brought the female to her answer.

Not ten yards from her previous location, a fluffy wolf laid unconscious amongst the flowers. With hesitation in her steps, the Mackenzie Valley femme yipped to alert the wolf to her presence, just in case she was simply asleep. She observed the wolf for a few moments longer, then padded closer to investigate. She had little knowledge of healing, but perhaps she would be able to rouse the wolf from her slumber or unconscious state. The female shoved her snout against the female's side, shoving somewhat roughly to stir her before leaping back and staring down anxiously. Would she awake? Edrianna sighed.

Why was she trying to do anything for someone else? No one ever did anything for her. She was tired of the solitary life. Maybe she was just looking for some temporary company, or maybe she still had the kindness her parents endowed in her all those months ago. All she knew was that she could not, in good conscience, leave an unconscious wolf vulnerable in the meadow. She was surely someone's daughter or mate. There had to be someone looking for her, and all she wanted was to help the stranger get where she planned to go, no strings attached.

Word Count: 714 words
Tags: @akira
Notes: Welcome to the site! Though you would like a little thread company XD

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The female's reaction was nothing near what Edrianna expected. Instead of rousing peacefully, the Mackenzie Valley female suddenly found herself faced with bared fangs and angry words. However, the black and brown stranger made no move to lift herself off the earth, and Edri could do nothing but laugh. In her circumstances, it was foolish to act in such a way toward potentially the only source of help. The smirk that spread across her muzzle was infectious, and she stared down disapprovingly on the lone wolf, her dissatisfaction evident in her eyes. She snorted, not even bothering to bare her own fangs in return at the female's actions. It was not worth her time or effort to be confrontational with the scraggly wolf. She obviously was in no condition to fight Edrianna. The she-wolf had half the mind to just leave her laying there to waste away, but she still had some kindness in her. Instead, she just shot the wolf the stink eye before retorting to the female's vicious threats.

"That is no way to greet a kind loner wandering through these lands. And my dear, if anyone was in the position to claw out eyes and rip out throats, it would be me, so you would be better of keeping that pretty little mouth of yours shut," she snapped irritably, thoroughly frustrated that her attempt at a good deed turned into threats against her life. Some loners were paranoid, but this one's response seemed more than that. If Edrianna had wanted to harm her, she could have easily done so without rousing her from unconsciousness. It was a good thing the female stepped back a few paces before the stranger awoke, because there was a possibility that this crazy stranger would attempt to take a swipe at her. Instead, Edrianna glared at the mixed wolf, sneering in disdain. "You are useless to me anyways. What would I do with a wolf that cannot even walk?" she bit out in frustration. It was just her luck.

She needed to find others to support her cause. She could not terrorize the pack on her own; it was too risky. If she had someone to cover her while she antagonized Amar, it would be much safer and much less likely to end up fatal. It would take time for her to provoke the fear in the hearts of Amar when they wandered alone, but that was her ultimate goal. She wanted each and every one of them to be staring over their shoulders when they patrolled at night, unsure if, or when, Edrianna was going to strike out against them. She wanted to make them suffer like she had, and she wanted Kiddo to realize just how foolish of an alpha he had been to subject his pack to Tiayr when Edrianna was not going to respect that claim anyways. She had no reason to be here, anyways. She was going to be going home, so what did it matter if she antagonized some of the loners?

"You might want to find a better place to nap. Sleeping out here in the open is not only foolish, but dangerous. You're lucky that I'm kind, or I would have been the one following through with the threat that you so kindly issued me," she spoke scathingly, her eyes scanning the wolf's form once more. She did not seem to be in the best of health, but Edrianna had no desire to offer her aid after that outburst. She was cynical and irritable. Nothing was going to calm the irate female down, particularly when she was this close to home and was currently banned from entering Tiayr.

Word Count: 614 words
Tags:@akira 
Notes: This wasn't as good as it could have been. Sorry x.x

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Edrianna could not honestly believe the words coming from this female's mouth. She was an insolent, bitchy female that had no respect for someone who was obviously in a better position that her. When the wolf bickered with her about "what she had been through" and Edri's "petty problems," she laughed right in the femme's face, not caring about the consequences. With a raised voice, she bit out at the female, "Like I said. You are in no position to be making false assumptions or harassing likely the only chance you have for survival. Now, you can get off your soap box and act like a decent wolf, or I'll leave you to die here. I won't lose any sleep either way, so make your choice."

The Mackenzie Valley female glared angrily at the bedraggled loner before her, sorely tempted to walk away and leave her to die, regardless of what she decided. Edrianna had no reason to care about this wolf and what happened to her. She could quite easily go back to harassing Amar and never think twice about the little loner female who, even after standing, looked as if she were about to keel over from either pain or exhaustion. There was something wrong with this wolf, but Edrianna would not dare get any closer to investigate because of her hostile nature. She would not risk her own neck, or chance getting any injuries, because she decided to be a good Samaritan. That was not in the job description. All she wanted was to make Amar suffer, and to possibly find someone to either help her or at least offer her some casual conversation along the way. She was tired of being alone and did not want to have to feel the strains of loneliness any longer. Her last ditch effort to join Amar had been a final cry, but now she was bitter and twisted by their behavior. That pack had to suffer, and she would be the one to administer their punishment if it was the last thing she ever did. Amar was no home; it was a place of misery, distrust, and selfishness.

"Make your choice. I know this area better than you could ever hope to, and I may be the only chance you have. If you would like to place your life in the hands of mother nature, then I suppose that is your right. But know that I am no heartless fool. I only aim to help," she rattled off to the femme. Part of Edrianna really wanted the exhausted-looking wolf to take her up on her offer. She was fine with helping others and, underneath everything, had a caring heart. Just because the bout with Amar had thrown her off course did not mean that everything about her was spiteful and aimed to hurt others. The real Edrianna, the kindhearted wolf that only wanted to be approved of, was still buried beneath this facade. It would take time for her to resurface, but this lone female was also not helping the situation. Why in the world would she jeopardize her own life? I cannot understand what her motives may be. She is in no condition to be on her own. She is just lucky that some male did not stumble across her, or she likely would be raped and left for dead, she mused quietly, In all truth, Edrianna was doing this wolf a huge favor, even if she did not seem to realize it.

Word Count: 585 words
Tags: @akira
Notes: Sorry that this wasn't very good.

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Surprisingly, the female did not threaten to rip off her head or disembowel her. It was, quite frankly, what Edrianna expected after her previous outburst, and so Edri simply gawked at the wolf for a few moments before she forced her mouth back shut. Was it rude? Most certainly. But she could not really bring herself to care at the moment. She was more interested in whatever this female had going on that made her so willing to jump down a friendly loner's throat at first sight. As the she-wolf drug herself up off the ground, Edrianna eyed her suspiciously. Was this some sort of trickery? She would not put it past the overly aggressive wolf to spring on her when she turned her back. Perhaps she was not quite as weak as she let on, and this was all a ploy to get her off guard. But the more she looked at the bedraggled wolf, the more she realized that the female had nothing to gain by doing so, and she decided it was time to do a good deed.

Without a word, Edrianna turned away from the female and darted off among the flowers, intent on finding something, however small, to offer the female as a sign of peace. She was set on trying to make some friends this time around. Living a solitary life had not boded well for Edri, and with the Amar problems, she needed to learn how to interact with other wolves and not sound so entitled. But Kiddo had been overly harsh with her when he followed after her shortly after "accepting" her into Amar. His words had been cutting and blunt, instructing her that she best leave Tiayr and never return if she did not want her blood spilled for undermining his authority. She had to admit, the aggression and dominance the male showed was rather alluring, but with it being shown toward her, she could not help but grow angry. She did nothing to deserve such treatment, and yet it was a slap in the face. He would regret ever having scorned her. 

The Mackenzie Valley female crept silently through the brush, hoping to happen upon a spring nesting in the fields. Not to be disappointed, the frantic darting of a hare indicated that there was something nearby. Her nose did not disappoint as she practically fell into the bunny burrow, her nose dislodging the earth that partially covered the four, quivering baby bunnies. They were small and had very little substance to them, but they were better than nothing. A smirk slid across the female's muzzle as she scooped two up, still alive, and trotted back to the loner, tossing the bunnies at her feet. "Peace offering," she briefly stated, turning back to grab the other two for herself.

While the meal was not substantial by any means, it was better than being on a completely empty stomach. She was not looking to stuff herself, but rather to revitalize before traversing once more. "So, have you got a name?" she inquired, her eyes meeting the female's bright green ones. "I'm Edrianna, but you can call me Edri if you want."

Word Count: 530 words
Tags: @akira
Notes: This wasn't too great either. Sorry x.x